With the 2023 Edmonton Folk Festival lineup announced, Edmontonians are expected to have a much easier time in commuting to this year’s event, with the Edmonton Transit Valley Line LRT in full operation.
This years line-up was announced and is packed with new, along with familiar faces for audiences to enjoy during the second week of August.
The LRT valley line, which runs from Millwoods, through Bonnie Doon and down Connors Hill, was initially expected to open in 2020 and Trans Ed, the construction group who worked on the project made announcements that Edmontonians would be excited to travel to the heavily attended event.
Weekend passes for the festival sold out last year within one day and this year, the festival is expected to see similar success in numbers.
But with delays that lasted years, concert goers became frustrated as the project kept being pushed back, making it difficult to get to the festival. Parking has always been an issue for the Edmonton Folk Festival since it’s inception, but there have been drop-off areas designated for taxis and those choosing to carpool.
This years Edmonton Folk Fest will be the first year in which Folk Fest lovers can utilize the ease of access service to get to their favourite spot on the hill.
Ridership on the LRT has improved from last year, with city stats showing 223,000 monthly riders on the Southeast Valley Line and 1.45 million riders on the Capital/Metro lines which run through downtown to Rogers Place as well as NAIT campus.
This year’s Edmonton Folk Fest runs from August 8 – 11.
For more details and to get your tickets visit here.
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